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# REALITY GREY Commemorate Metal Icon’s Birthday – Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho – With Cover Of “Hate Crew Deathroll”
- URL: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/reality-grey-commemorate-metal-icons-birthday-children-of-bodoms-alexi-laiho-with-cover-of-hate-crew-deathroll/
- Published: 2025-04-09T06:31:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-09T06:32:06.000Z
- Author: Metalhead Marv

Italian melodic death metal powerhouse **Reality Grey** has announced the upcoming release of their cover of **Children of Bodom**‘s iconic track **“Hate Crew Deathroll”**, scheduled to drop on April 8th, the birthday of the late **Alexi Laiho**. **Children of Bodom** was one of the most influential bands for **Reality Grey**, especially during their early days, and this cover is nothing short of a tribute. While they’ve developed their style over the years, they think fans will appreciate their return to a classic ‘old school/mid-2000s’ sound, which they still love. They comment on the cover:

*“This is our tribute to Alexi Laiho and Children of Bodom. “Hate Crew Deathroll” was a pivotal moment in our lives as musicians, as we had just started out as a band in 2003\. We kept the song close to the original, which is something we usually won’t do; we like to add our own spin and mix things around. I think we succeeded in keeping the “fuck you” attitude of the original song.”*

Hailing from South Italy and formed in 2004, **Reality Grey** has established themselves as a formidable force in the Italian metal scene. The five-piece band is known for its distinctive blend of melody and brutality, combining complex yet catchy songwriting with fearsome death growls, clean vocals, razor-sharp guitar riffs, and fusion-oriented solos. They are recommended for fans of Children of Bodom, Messhuggah, and Soilwork..

Watch **Reality Grey**‘s cover of Children of Bodom’s **“Hate Crew Deathroll** here:

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*“Melodic, aggressive and catchy, this track adds (Multidimensional Hollow) well placed synths and ambiance to an already well rounded sound, making it complex without being overcomplicated. The new album shows a marked evolution in the band’s sound, something that will intrigue current fans and entice new ones.” – Metal Injection (Beneath This Crown 2021)*

*“Beneath this Crown, a creative step forward in their combination of NWOAHM from the early aughts, At the Gates-inspired metalcore and Scandinavian-flavoured melodic death metal.” – Decibel Magazine (Beneath This Crown 2021)*

*“Reality Grey give off a viciousness and expertise hard to find in other bands. The instrumental expertise of each component is absolute, slighting touching tech-death side of acts like The Faceless but remaining ‘catchy’ in their complexity” – Metal Hammer (Beneath This Crown 2021)*

*“It’s complete and total aural devastation with some seriously chunky moments, so it lives right up to what you’d expect a song called “The Void” to do.” – Metal Injection (Beneath This Crown 2021)*

*“Reality Grey will serve the world of metal excellently both as an all round, no nonsense, metal act and as a brigde band for younger fans of heavy music” – Metalunderground.at (Beneath This Crown 2021)*